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WRS stories about crime
Geneva's new security head tries to stem tide of crime
Tuesday, 4 September, 2012
Pierre Maudet has been Geneva’s cantonal Security Minister for two months now. It is a tough job that left his predecessor, Isabelle Rochat, battered and bruised as many predicted it would. The people of Geneva are fed up with a wave of crime that seems to swamp all those who try to stop it. Can Maudet come out unscathed and turn the tide on the problem? WRS’s Lucas Chambers asks him point blank:
Tuesday, 4 September, 2012
Pierre Maudet has been Geneva’s cantonal Security Minister for two months now. It is a tough job that left his predecessor, Isabelle Rochat, battered and bruised as many predicted it would. The people of Geneva are fed up with a wave of crime that seems to swamp all those who try to stop it. Can Maudet come out unscathed and turn the tide on the problem? WRS’s Lucas Chambers asks him point blank:
Online crime stats don't tell all
Wednesday, 4 April, 2012
New figures from the Federal Police (FedPol) say they’re receiving fewer tip-offs about suspected criminal activity online. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the Internet is a safer place. Spam email, for example, is so common these days that people just don’t bother to report it any more. And when it comes to more serious crimes, it seems the criminals are getting much better at hiding their activities. To find out more, WRS’s Catherine Allen spoke to Martin Boess, head of Swiss Crime Prevention, which coordinates the work of various cantonal police forces:
Wednesday, 4 April, 2012
New figures from the Federal Police (FedPol) say they’re receiving fewer tip-offs about suspected criminal activity online. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the Internet is a safer place. Spam email, for example, is so common these days that people just don’t bother to report it any more. And when it comes to more serious crimes, it seems the criminals are getting much better at hiding their activities. To find out more, WRS’s Catherine Allen spoke to Martin Boess, head of Swiss Crime Prevention, which coordinates the work of various cantonal police forces:
The trouble with clamping down on organized crime
Thursday, 29 March, 2012
Organized crime syndicates are making a bigger play in Switzerland and they’ve caught the attention of authorities here. The main focus are on outfits from Italy and south east Europe. So how big of a problem is this? WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Nicolas Giannakopoulos from the Geneva-based Organized Crime Observatory:
Thursday, 29 March, 2012
Organized crime syndicates are making a bigger play in Switzerland and they’ve caught the attention of authorities here. The main focus are on outfits from Italy and south east Europe. So how big of a problem is this? WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Nicolas Giannakopoulos from the Geneva-based Organized Crime Observatory:
Switzerland sees 'striking' increase in theft
Monday, 26 March, 2012
Federal crime statistics from 2011 have been released and they confirm a growing trend: Theft in Switzerland is on the rise. Home break-ins in particular are way up in many cantons, including Geneva, Bern and Basel, as are pickpockets and purse-snatchings. WRS’s Alex Helmick invites Martin Boess, head of Swiss Crime Prevention, a group funded by cantonal police and justice ministries, to put these stats into perspective for us:
Monday, 26 March, 2012
Federal crime statistics from 2011 have been released and they confirm a growing trend: Theft in Switzerland is on the rise. Home break-ins in particular are way up in many cantons, including Geneva, Bern and Basel, as are pickpockets and purse-snatchings. WRS’s Alex Helmick invites Martin Boess, head of Swiss Crime Prevention, a group funded by cantonal police and justice ministries, to put these stats into perspective for us:
Canton of Vaud hit by increasing break-ins and robberies
Thursday, 9 February, 2012
Break-ins and armed robberies have doubled in the last year in the canton of Vaud. Overwhelmed, police told shop owners they would help those who help themselves. However, shop owners and their clients are now saying that it is the law that has got to change, not the police. WRS’s Lucas Chambers visits downtown Lausanne to talk to those affected by the recent rise in crime:
Thursday, 9 February, 2012
Break-ins and armed robberies have doubled in the last year in the canton of Vaud. Overwhelmed, police told shop owners they would help those who help themselves. However, shop owners and their clients are now saying that it is the law that has got to change, not the police. WRS’s Lucas Chambers visits downtown Lausanne to talk to those affected by the recent rise in crime:
Geneva crime report shows unwelcome new trend: rising 'incivilities'
Friday, 14 October, 2011
Crime on the rise in one of the world’s richest cities—the story was all the buzz not long ago. Geneva citizens were outraged and police vowed to make changes. Today, the Canton of Geneva’s police unit released the findings of a four-year study of statistics on crime and policing here. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks to reporter Lucia Walton who was at the press conference:
Friday, 14 October, 2011
Crime on the rise in one of the world’s richest cities—the story was all the buzz not long ago. Geneva citizens were outraged and police vowed to make changes. Today, the Canton of Geneva’s police unit released the findings of a four-year study of statistics on crime and policing here. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks to reporter Lucia Walton who was at the press conference:
